BSc.
Physical Sciences
Multidisciplinary
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE – 1 (PHYSICS DSC - 1)
MECHANICS
CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE
COURSE
Credit distribution of the
Course title course Eligibility Pre-requisite
Credits
& Code Practical/ criteria of the course
Lecture Tutorial
Practice
Class XII pass Physics and
Mechanics
with Physics and Mathematics
4 2 0 2 Mathematics as syllabus of
Physics DSC 1 main subjects class XII
Learning Objectives
This course reviews the concepts of mechanics learnt at school from a more advanced
perspective and goes on to build new concepts. It begins with dynamics of a system of
particles and ends with the special theory of relativity. Students will appreciate the concept of
rotational motion, gravitation and oscillations. The students will be able to apply the concepts
learnt to several real world problems.
Learning outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to understand the following concepts.
• Laws of motion and their application to various dynamical situations.
• Conservation of momentum, angular momentum and energy. Their application to
basic problems.
• Particle collision (elastic and in-elastic collisions)
• Motion of simple pendulum
• Postulates of special theory of relativity, inertial and non-inertial frame of reference
and their transformation, relativistic effects on the mass and energy of a moving body.
In the laboratory course, after acquiring knowledge of how to handle measuring
instruments (like screw gauge, vernier calliper and travelling microscope) student shall
embark on verifying various principles and associated measurable quantities.
SYLLABUS OF PHYSICS DSC – 1
THEORY COMPONENT
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Unit 1: Review of vectors and ordinary differential equation (4 Hours)
Gradient of a scalar field, divergence and curl of vectors field, polar and axial vectors
Second order homogeneous ordinary differential equations with constant coefficients
(Operator Method Only).
Unit 2: Fundamentals of Dynamics (7 Hours)
Dynamics of a system of particles, centre of mass, determination of centre of mass for
discrete and continuous systems having spherical symmetry
Conservation of momentum and energy, Conservative and non-Conservative forces,
work – energy theorem for conservative forces, force as a gradient of potential energy.
Particle collision (Elastic and in-elastic collisions)
Unit 3: Rotational Dynamics and Oscillatory Motion (8 Hours)
Angular momentum, torque, conservation of angular momentum, Moment of inertia,
Theorem of parallel and perpendicular axes (statements only). Calculation of moment
of inertia of discrete and continuous objects (1-D and 2-D).
Idea of simple harmonic motion, differential equation of simple harmonic motion and
its solution, Motion of simple pendulum, damped harmonic oscillator
Unit 4: Gravitation (3 Hours)
Newton’s Law of Gravitation, Motion of a particle in a central force field, Kepler’s
Laws (statements only)
Unit 5: Special Theory of Relativity (8 Hours)
Frames of reference, Galilean transformations, inertial and non-inertial frames,
Michelson Morley’s Experiment, postulates of special theory of relativity, length
contraction, time dilation, relativistic transformation of velocity, relativistic variation
of mass.
References:
Essential Readings:
1) Vector Analysis – Schaum’s Outline, M.R. Spiegel, S. Lipschutz, D. Spellman, 2nd
Edn., 2009, McGraw- Hill Education.
2) An Introduction to Mechanics (2/e), Daniel Kleppner and Robert Kolenkow, 2014,
Cambridge University Press.
3) Mechanics Berkeley Physics Course, Vol. 1, 2/e: Charles Kittel, et. al., 2017,
McGraw Hill Education
4) Mechanics, D. S. Mathur, P. S. Hemne, 2012, S. Chand.
5) Intermediate Dynamics, Patrick Hamill, 2010, Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Additional Readings:
1) Feynman Lectures, Vol. 1, R. P. Feynman, R. B. Leighton, M. Sands, 2008, Pearson
Education.
2) University Physics, Ronald Lane Reese, 2003, Thomson Brooks/Cole.
3) University Physics, H. D. Young, R. A. Freedman, 14/e, 2015, Pearson Education.
4) Fundamentals of Physics, Resnick, Halliday and Walker 10/e, 2013, Wiley.
5) Engineering Mechanics, Basudeb Bhattacharya, 2/e, 2015, Oxford University Press.
6) Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Randall D Knight, 3/e, 2016, Pearson Education.
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PRACTICAL COMPONENT (60 Hours)
The teacher is expected to give basic idea and working of various apparatus and instruments
related to different experiments. Students should also be given knowledge of recording and
analysing experimental data.
Every student should perform at least 06 experiments from the following list.
1) Measurement of length (or diameter) using vernier calliper, screw gauge and
travelling microscope.
2) Study the random error in observations.
3) Determination of height of a building using a sextant.
4) Study of motion of the spring and calculate (a) spring constant and, (b) acceleration
due to gravity
5) Determination of moment of inertia of a flywheel.
6) Determination of g and velocity for a freely falling body using digital timing
technique.
7) Determination of modulus of rigidity of a wire using Maxwell’s needle.
8) Determination of elastic constants of a wire by Searle’s method.
9) Determination of value of g using bar pendulum.
10) Determination of value of g using Kater’s pendulum.
References (for Laboratory Work):
1) Advanced Practical Physics for students, B. L. Flint and H. T. Worsnop, 1971, Asia
Publishing House.
2) Engineering Practical Physics, S. Panigrahi and B. Mallick, 2015, Cengage Learning
India Pvt. Ltd.
3) Practical Physics, G. L. Squires, 2015, 4/e, Cambridge University Press.
4) A Textbook of Practical Physics, I. Prakash and Ramakrishna, 11/e, 2011, Kitab
Mahal.
5) B. Sc. Practical Physics, Geeta Sanon, R. Chand and Co., 2016.
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BSc. Physical Sciences with Electronics
Multidisciplinary
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE – 1 (PHYSICS DSC - 1)
MECHANICS
CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE
COURSE
Credit distribution of the course
Course title & Eligibility Pre-requisite of
Credits Practical/
Code Lecture Tutorial criteria the course
Practice
Class XII pass Physics and
Mechanics
with Physics and Mathematics
4 2 0 2
Mathematics as syllabus of class
Physics DSC 1
main subjects XII
Learning Objectives
This course reviews the concepts of mechanics learnt at school from a more advanced
perspective and goes on to build new concepts. It begins with dynamics of a system of
particles and ends with the special theory of relativity. Students will appreciate the concept of
rotational motion, gravitation and oscillations. The students will be able to apply the concepts
learnt to several real world problems.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to understand the following concepts.
• Laws of motion and their application to various dynamical situations.
• Conservation of momentum, angular momentum and energy. Their application to
basic problems.
• Particle collision (elastic and in-elastic collisions)
• Motion of simple pendulum
• Postulates of special theory of relativity, inertial and non-inertial frame of reference
and their transformation, relativistic effects on the mass and energy of a moving body.
In the laboratory course, after acquiring knowledge of how to handle measuring
instruments (like screw gauge, vernier calliper and travelling microscope) student shall
embark on verifying various principles and associated measurable quantities.
SYLLABUS OF PHYSICS DSC-1
THEORY COMPONENT
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Unit 1: Review of vectors and ordinary differential equation (04
Hours)
Gradient of a scalar field, divergence and curl of vectors field, polar and axial vectors
Second order homogeneous ordinary differential equations with constant coefficients
(Operator Method Only).
Unit 2: Fundamentals of Dynamics (07 Hours)
Dynamics of a system of particles, centre of mass, determination of centre of mass for
discrete and continuous systems having spherical symmetry
Conservation of momentum and energy, Conservative and non-Conservative forces,
work – energy theorem for conservative forces, force as a gradient of potential energy.
Particle collision (Elastic and in-elastic collisions)
Unit 3: Rotational Dynamics and Oscillatory Motion (08 Hours)
Angular momentum, torque, conservation of angular momentum, Moment of inertia,
Theorem of parallel and perpendicular axes (statements only). Calculation of moment
of inertia of discrete and continuous objects (1-D and 2-D).
Idea of simple harmonic motion, differential equation of simple harmonic motion and
its solution, Motion of simple pendulum, damped harmonic oscillator
Unit 4: Gravitation (03 Hours)
Newton’s Law of Gravitation, Motion of a particle in a central force field, Kepler’s
Laws (statements only)
Unit 5: Special Theory of Relativity (08
Hours)
Frames of reference, Galilean transformations, inertial and non-inertial frames,
Michelson Morley’s Experiment, postulates of special theory of relativity, length
contraction, time dilation, relativistic transformation of velocity, relativistic variation
of mass.
References:
Essential Readings:
1) Vector Analysis – Schaum’s Outline, M.R. Spiegel, S. Lipschutz, D. Spellman, 2nd
Edn., 2009, McGraw- Hill Education.
2) An Introduction to Mechanics (2/e), Daniel Kleppner and Robert Kolenkow, 2014,
Cambridge University Press.
3) Mechanics Berkeley Physics Course, Vol. 1, 2/e: Charles Kittel, et. al., 2017,
McGraw Hill Education
4) Mechanics, D. S. Mathur, P. S. Hemne, 2012, S. Chand.
5) Intermediate Dynamics, Patrick Hamill, 2010, Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Additional Readings:
1) Feynman Lectures, Vol. 1, R. P. Feynman, R. B. Leighton, M. Sands, 2008, Pearson
Education.
2) University Physics, Ronald Lane Reese, 2003, Thomson Brooks/Cole.
3) University Physics, H. D. Young, R. A. Freedman, 14/e, 2015, Pearson Education.
4) Fundamentals of Physics, Resnick, Halliday and Walker 10/e, 2013, Wiley.
5) Engineering Mechanics, Basudeb Bhattacharya, 2/e, 2015, Oxford University Press.
6) Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Randall D Knight, 3/e, 2016, Pearson Education.
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PRACTICAL COMPONENT (60 Hours)
The teacher is expected to give basic idea and working of various apparatus and instruments
related to different experiments. Students should also be given knowledge of recording and
analysing experimental data.
Every student should perform at least 06 experiments from the following list.
1) Measurement of length (or diameter) using vernier calliper, screw gauge and
travelling microscope.
2) Study the random error in observations.
3) Determination of height of a building using a sextant.
4) Study of motion of the spring and calculate (a) spring constant and, (b) acceleration
due to gravity
5) Determination of moment of inertia of a flywheel.
6) Determination of g and velocity for a freely falling body using digital timing
technique.
7) Determination of modulus of rigidity of a wire using Maxwell’s needle.
8) Determination of elastic constants of a wire by Searle’s method.
9) Determination of value of g using bar pendulum.
10) Determination of value of g using Kater’s pendulum.
References (for Laboratory Work):
1) Advanced Practical Physics for students, B. L. Flint and H. T. Worsnop, 1971, Asia
Publishing House.
2) Engineering Practical Physics, S. Panigrahi and B. Mallick, 2015, Cengage Learning
India Pvt. Ltd.
3) Practical Physics, G. L. Squires, 2015, 4/e, Cambridge University Press.
4) A Textbook of Practical Physics, I. Prakash and Ramakrishna, 11/e, 2011, Kitab
Mahal.
5) B. Sc. Practical Physics, Geeta Sanon, R. Chand and Co., 2016.
CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE
COURSE
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE – 2 (DSC - 2)
Network Analysis and Analog Electronics
Credit distribution of the course
Course title & Eligibility Pre-requisite of
Credits Practical/
Code Lecture Tutorial criteria the course
Practice
Network
Analysis and Class XII pass Physics and
Analog with Physics and Mathematics
4 2 0 2
Electronics Mathematics as syllabus of class
main subjects XII
Physics DSC 2
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Learning Objectives
This course offers the basic knowledge to students to design and analyse the network circuit
analysis and analog electronics. It gives the concept of voltage, current sources and various
electrical network theorems, physics of semiconductor devices including junction diode,
bipolar junction transistors, unipolar devices and their applications are discussed in detail.
This also develops the understanding of amplifier and its applications.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to achieve the following learning outcomes.
• To understand the concept of voltage and current sources, Network theorems, Mesh
Analysis.
• To develop an understanding of the basic operation and characteristics of different
type of diodes and familiarity with its working and applications.
• Become familiar with Half-wave, Full-wave centre tapped and bridge rectifiers. To be
able to calculate ripple factor and efficiency.
• To be able to recognize and explain the characteristics of a PNP or NPN transistor.
• Become familiar with the load-line analysis of the BJT configurations and understand
the hybrid model (h- parameters) of the BJT transistors.
• To be able to perform small signal analysis of Amplifier and understand its
classification.
• To be able to perform analysis of two stage R-C coupled Amplifier.
• To understand the concept of positive and negative feedback along with applications
in case of oscillators.
• To become familiar with construction, working and characteristics of JFET and UJT.
SYLLABUS OF PHYSICS DSC – 2
THEORY COMPONENT
Unit 1: (8 Hours)
Circuit Analysis: Concept of Voltage and Current Sources (ideal and practical). Kirchhoff’s
Laws. Mesh Analysis, Node Analysis. Star and Delta networks and their Conversion
Superposition Theorem. Thevenin’s Theorem. Norton’s Theorem. Reciprocity Theorem.
Maximum Power Transfer Theorem.
Unit 2: (5 Hours)
Semiconductor Diode: PN junction diode (Ideal and practical), Diode equation (Qualitative
only) and I-V characteristics. Idea of static and dynamic resistance, Zener diode working.
Rectifiers: Half wave rectifier (Qualitative only), Full wave rectifiers (center tapped and
bridge): circuit diagrams, working and waveforms, ripple factor and efficiency.
Filter circuits: Shunt capacitance and series Inductance filter (no derivation).
Regulation: Zener diode as voltage regulator for load and line regulation.
Unit 3: (7 Hours)
Bipolar Junction Transistor: Review of the characteristics of transistor in CE and CB
configurations, Regions of operation (active, cut off and saturation), Current gains α and β.
Relations between α and β. dc load line and Q point.
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Amplifiers: Transistor biasing and Stabilization circuits - Voltage Divider Bias. Thermal
runaway, stability (Qualitative only). Transistor as a two-port network, h-parameter
equivalent circuit. Small signal analysis of single stage CE amplifier. Input and Output
impedance, Current and Voltage gains. Class A, B and C Amplifiers.
Unit 4: (10
Hours)
Cascaded Amplifiers: Two stage RC Coupled Amplifier and its frequency response.
Sinusoidal Oscillators: Concept of feedback (negative and positive feedback), Barkhausen
criterion for sustained oscillations. Phase shift and Colpitt’s oscillator. Determination of
frequency and condition of oscillation
Unipolar Devices: JFET. Construction, working and I-V characteristics (output and transfer),
Pinch-off voltage. UJT, basic construction, working, equivalent circuit and I-V
characteristics. UJT Oscillator.
References:
Essential Readings:
1) Network, Lines and Fields, J. D. Ryder, Prentice Hall of India
2) Integrated Electronics, J. Millman and C.C. Halkias, Tata Mcgraw Hill (2001)
3) Electric Circuits , S. A. Nasar, Schaum Outline Series, Tata McGraw Hill (2004)
4) Electric Circuits, K.A. Smith and R. E. Alley, Cambridge University Press(2014)
5) 2000 Solved Problems in Electronics, J. J. Cathey, Schaum Outline Series, Tata
McGraw Hill (1991)
Additional Readings:
1) Microelectronic Circuit, A. S. Sedra, K.C. Smith, A. N. Chandorkar, 6th Edition
(2014), Oxford University Press
2) Electronic Circuits: Discreet and Integrated, D. L. Schilling and C. Belove, Tata
McGraw Hill.
3) Electronic Devices and Circuits, David A. Bell, 5th Edition 2015, Oxford University
Press.
4) Electrical Circuits, M. Nahvi and J. Edminister, Schaum Outline Series, Tata McGraw
Hill (2005)
PRACTICAL COMPONENT (60 Hours)
At least 06 experiments from the following.
1) To familiarize with basic electronic components (R, L, C, diodes, transistors), digital
Multimeter, Function Generator and Oscilloscope
2) Verification of
a. Thevenin’s theorem and
b. Norton’s theorem.
3) Verification of
a. Superposition Theorem and
b. Reciprocity Theorem
4) Verification of the Maximum Power Transfer Theorem.
5) Study of the I-V Characteristics of
a. p-n junction Diode, and
b. Zener diode.
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6) Study of
a. Half wave rectifier and
b. Full wave rectifier (FWR).
7) Study the effect of
a. C- filter and L- filter and
b. Zener regulator.
8) Study of the I-V Characteristics of UJT and design relaxation oscillator.
9) Study of the output and transfer I-V characteristics of common source JFET.
10) Study of Voltage divider bias configuration for CE transistor.
11) Design of a Single Stage CE amplifier of given gain.
12) Study of the RC Phase Shift Oscillator.
References (For Laboratory Work):
1) Electronic Devices and Circuits, Allen Mottershead, Goodyear Publishing
Corporation.
2) Electrical Circuits, M. Nahvi and J. Edminister, Schaum Outline Series, Tata McGraw
Hill (2005)
3) Network, Lines and Fields, J. D. Ryder, Prentice Hall of India
4) Integrated Electronics, J. Millman and C.C. Halkias, Tata Mcgraw Hill (2001)
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